Fence-post



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FENCE POST.

PatentedApr. 19, 1898..

Farias co.. mora-u1' NiTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTIAN GROS AND JOHN F. THOMAS, OF DELPHI, INDIANA.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,744, dated April19, 1898. Application tiled February 28, 1898. Serial No. 671,997- (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concer-n,.-

Be it known that we, CHRISTIAN GROS and JOHN F. THOMAS, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Delphi, in the county of Carroll and State ofIndiana, have invented a new and useful Fence-Post, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in fence-posts.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction offence-post shown and described in our former patent, No. 521,110, datedJ une 5, 1894, more especially the means for connecting the post properto the base, and to lessen the cost of construction and enable the partsto be assembled with greater facility.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of afence-postconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view. Fig.4 is a detailperspective view of the yoke.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the severaliigures of the drawings.

1 designates a base constructed of a single piece of practicallyindestructible materialM such as vitrified earth, terra-cotta,fire-clay, or other'earthenware or stoneware material or stone-and thesaid base, which is provided at its lower end with a horizontalanchoring-flange 2, has a central longitudinal opening 3 extendingentirely through it from top to bottom and being of uniform diameterthroughout its entire length and adapted to receive the lower portion ofa fence -post proper, 4, which may be constructed of tubular metal, asshown, but which may consist of flange met-al, or be constructed in anysuitable manner and of any desired material.

The lower end 5 of the fence-post is preferably expanded, as shown, orin any other suitable manner, so as to bear against the walls of theopening 3 and increase the stability of the post 4, which is secured tothe base by a horizontal fastening device 6 and is supported by a metalyoke 7.

The yoke 7, which is substantially rectangular to conform to theconfiguration of the exterior of the upper portion of the base, may bevaried in shape to suit the configuration of the post to which it is tobe applied, and it consists of sides 8, a connecting top portion 9, anda depending vertical sleeve lO, extending downward from and preferablyformed integral with the top portion 9 of the yoke. The sides 8, whichare arranged on the exterior of the upper portion of the base, embracethe same and extend slightly below the horizontal fastening device 6,and the connecting portion 9 extends across the top of the base andforms a partial cap for the same.

The depending sleeve 9 fits snugly within the upper portion of theopening of the base and is interposed between the Walls thereof and thefence-post proper, 4, its longitudinal bore or opening being designed toconform to the configuration of the fence-post. The sleeve terminates ashort distance above the fastening device 6; but it may be made anydesired length, and it forms a firm support for the fence-post at theupper portion of the base.

The horizontal fastening device,which preferably consists of a rod orbolt having a head at one end and a nut at the other, is arranged inregistering perforations of the base, the fence-post, and the sides ofthe yoke. All the space within the base below the sleeve not occupied bythe lower portion of the post is lled, as indicated at 11, by cement,asphalt, or other plastic material in order to exclude water from thebase and prevent the latter from bursting from the pressure resultingfrom freezing moisture. By excluding moisture from the base the metallicparts are prevented from rusting.

The invention has the following advantages The metallic yoke, whichforms apartial cap for the base, greatly increases the strength anddurability of the fence-post, and by making the opening 3 of uniformsize throughout its entire length and arranging the parts as shown thecost of construction is lessened and the parts may be assembled withgreater facility.

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Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to Without. departing from the spirit or sacrifieing any ofthe advantages of this invention.

l. The combination of a base provided with a longitudinal opening, afence-post extending into the opening of the base, a yoke forming a capfor the upper portion of the base and provided with a depending sleevefitting in the opening of the base and receiving the fence-post andinterposed between the same and the Walls of the opening of the base,and a fastening device passing through the sides of the yoke, the baseand the fence-post, substantially as described.

2. The eombinationof a base,provided with a longitudinal opening andhaving a transverse perforation, a fence-post arranged Within thelongitudinal opening and having a perforation registering with that ofthe base, a yoke comprising sides arranged on the exterior of the baseand provided with perfora-

